Hartman collects career win 1,000

ALTOONA, Iowa – Trainer Chris A. Hartman collected career win 1,000 Sunday afternoon when Silver Rock Star ($2.80) rallied under stable jockey Ken Tohill to take a conditioned claiming event.

Hartman, 40, who hails from a family of horse trainers that includes father Stan, brothers Alex and Phil, and wife Hillary, has had great success in his native Southwest, Arkansas, and Iowa, winning at a 22 percent clip.

He cited hard-knocking runners such as Maxregal and Wind Water, winners of more than 20 races each, along with stakes winners Ducky Drake, Etoile de Dome, Key Mood, One Lucky Buck, Red Lead, Schramsberg, and Tempting Date as his all-time favorites.

Hartman's current stable star, the 5-year-old crack sprinter Alsvid, is being pointed at Friday's $125,000 Iowa Sprint Handicap.